13 Minutes (2015)

In November 1939, Georg Elser's attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler fails, and he is arrested. During his confinement, he recalls the events leading up to his plot and his reasons for deciding to take such drastic action.

Director:

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Writers:

Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer (screenplay), Fred Breinersdorfer (screenplay)

Stars:

Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner

4 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christian Friedel	...	Georg Elser
Katharina Schüttler	...	Elsa
Burghart Klaußner	...	Arthur Nebe
Johann von Bülow	...	Heinrich Müller
Felix Eitner	...	Hans Eberle
David Zimmerschied	...	Josef Schurr
Rüdiger Klink	...	Erich
Simon Licht	...	SS Obergruppenführer
Cornelia Köndgen	...	Maria Elser
Martin Maria Abram	...	Ludwig Elser
Michael Kranz	...	Franz Xaver Lechner
Gerti Drassl	...	Lore
Lissy Pernthaler	...	Protokollführerin
Valentina Repetto	...	Brunhilde
Anna Unterberger	...	Anna

Storyline

The breath-taking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. 1939, when Hitler convinced millions of people at the height of his power, one said a radical No: Georg Elser, disparaged as an assassin, is one of the greatest resistance fighters.

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Plot Keywords:

assassination attempt | gestapo | anti fascist | munich germany | nazi germany | 

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Taglines:

Based on the true story of the man minutes away from almost killing Adolf Hitler

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violence and some sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the interrogation of Elser by the German scientists, he is injected with Pervitin, which was the early version of what is known nowadays as crystal meth.

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Goofs

In the first flashback to 1932, two young boys are shown trading cards of airplanes. One of the cards shows a Messerschmidt Bf-109, which one boy also calls a "Messerschmidt". But the Bf-109 had its first flight only in 1935 and entered service not until 1937, so it would not have been featured in a 1932 trading cards game.

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Quotes

Georg Elser: If humanity isn't free, everything dies with it.

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Connections

Referenced in La noche de...: La noche de... 13 minutos para matar a Hitler (2018)

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Soundtracks

The Internationale
(Left wing anthem)

User Reviews

The downfall that wasn't

Some assassins (and would-be assasins) are highly politcally motivated. Others are just crazy. Oliver Hirschbiegel's film about Georg Elser, who single-handedly attempted to Kill Adolf Hitler in 1939, suggests he was neither; or at least, that his political antipathy to the Fuehrer was driven by a more generalised disgust at the sheer ugliness and banal brutality of life under the Nazis. Hisrschbiegl previously made the brilliant 'Downfall' about Hitler's final days; this film is somewhat less awesome, in part because it focuses on Elser's arrest and interrogation, and tells the story of his earlier life in flashback, removing some of its sense of immediacy. It's still an interesting story, not about a hero in the classical sense, but about a good man, and a brave one.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

Germany Italy

Language:

German

Release Date:

30 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

13 Minutes

Filming Locations:

Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,750, 2 July 2017

Gross USA:

$161,531

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,328,233

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucky Bird Pictures, Delphi Medien, Philipp Filmproduction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1